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For the latest news, click HERE for my Instagram. :-)<p>For the latest news, click <a href="http://instagram.com/thimbleblossoms" target="_blank">HERE</a> for my Instagram. :-)</p>Camille Roskelley2015-02-10T19:50:09-08:00Where I've been...http://camilleroskelley.typepad.com/simplify/2015/02/where-ive-been.html
I feel awfully guilty for not keeping my blog up these days, but I guess it's time to admit to myself that I've pretty much moved on after 9 years of blogging. While I'll still post here once in a...<p><a href="http://camilleroskelley.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55272ca4d883401b7c74ab1c3970b-pi"><img alt="IMG_8743" src="http://camilleroskelley.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55272ca4d883401b7c74ab1c3970b-500wi" title="IMG_8743" /></a></p>
<p>I feel awfully guilty for not keeping my blog up these days, but I guess it&#39;s time to admit to myself that I&#39;ve pretty much moved on after 9 years of blogging. While I&#39;ll still post here once in a while when the big stuff happens, I really spend most of my time over on Instagram. I&#39;ve mentioned this before, but since I&#39;ve been getting a lot of emails checking in on me lately, I thought I&#39;d tell you a little bit about Instagram. It&#39;s quick, it&#39;s easy, it&#39;s interactive. It&#39;s just pretty wonderful if you ask me.&#0160;</p>
<p>Oh, and you can find my Instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/thimbleblossoms/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. (I&#39;m @thimbleblossoms)</p>
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<p>Instagram is pretty awesome. And did you know you can access it online, not just on a smart phone? True story. Just click <a href="http://instagram.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>&#0160;to get started. (<span style="color: #ff0000;">Note</span>: It sounds like you may have to sign up from a mobile device, but can access it online after that.)</p>
<p>I post photos most days, and there is an absolutely amazing quilting community over there. There are swaps and giveaways, lots of advice, tons of encouragement, and just a lot of really sweet friendships.</p>
<p>Something else that&#39;s great? If you access Instagram on a smart phone you can also use hashtags. Hashtags are little links you can add in your post that start with a # sign, and link a whole bunch of things together. For instance, when someone posts something with our fabric and puts the hashtag #bonnieandcamille in their Instagram post, it links to all the other photos with the same hashtag. If you click on it, you can see the whole group of photos (over 8000 so far!) people have tagged. All projects with our fabrics. How cool is that?</p>
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<p>Same with #modafabrics, #apqquiltalong (the current American Patchwork Quilt Along), #thimbleblossoms and a whole bunch of other things.</p>
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<p>If you haven&#39;t given Instagram a shot, or if you are just missing some of your favorite bloggers (you&#39;ve probably noticed, as I have, that posts are scarce these days!) head over and start looking around. I think you&#39;ll be surprised at how much you love it.</p>
<p>If you have any questions about Instagram, ask them in the comments below and I&#39;ll try to help.&#0160;</p>
<p>So, what are you waiting for? :-) <a href="http://instagram.com/thimbleblossoms" target="_blank">Go!</a></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">Edit: Just to clarify, I am <strong>not</strong> closing this blog down, and will still continue to blog new fabric and pattern releases, Quilt Market recaps, and other big things here and there. I just wanted to let you know that the day to day stuff is over on Instagram. I have been doing this for some time anyway, I just thought I should let you know about it, in case you were looking for more regular updates. :-)</span></p>Camille Roskelley2015-02-10T19:44:26-08:00Snapshots Quilt Alonghttp://camilleroskelley.typepad.com/simplify/2014/11/snapshots.html
Last weekend my mom and I headed back to Texas for something really special- that quilt right up there. This is the Snapshots quilt, which is part of a Fat Quarter Shop quilt along for a cause, this one benefiting...<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15831417515" title="IMG_3758 by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3758" height="500" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7506/15831417515_b5211d9057.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>Last weekend <a href="http://cottonway.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">my mom</a> and I headed back to Texas for something really special- that quilt right up there.</p>
<p>This is the <a href="http://fatquartershop.blogspot.com/p/snapshots-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">Snapshots quilt</a>, which is part of a <a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/" target="_blank">Fat Quarter Shop</a> quilt along for a cause, this one benefiting the <a href="http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=7b22b46b476a7410VgnVCM100000290115acRCRD" target="_blank">St. Jude Children&#39;s Research Hospital</a>. Did you know that the families of the children receiving treatments at St. Jude&#39;s don&#39;t have to pay a dime? St. Jude&#39;s wants the families to worry about helping their children get well, not about how to pay medical bills during such a difficult time.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15645613079" title="Kim and B &amp; C by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Kim and B &amp; C" height="315" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5611/15645613079_d1c0b50947.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>So here&#39;s how it works. Each month, starting January 15, a video tutorial will be released on the <a href="http://fatquartershop.blogspot.com/p/snapshots-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">Fat Quarter Shop blog</a> to make one of the blocks.&#0160;With each tutorial, my mom, Kimberly and I will be sharing memories, photos, and stories that go along with the block. All of the patterns will be free, but we are hoping that people can donate $5 per block to raise money for this great cause.&#0160;Did I mention Fat Quarter Shop and Moda Fabrics are matching every dollar raised up to $10,000? Pretty great, right? You can donate and track the progress <a href="http://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=2869918&amp;fr_id=22340&amp;pg=personal" target="_blank">here</a>.&#0160;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15212003323" title="IMG_3740 by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3740" height="360" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7500/15212003323_8b706f39fd.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>Oh! And if you would like to make one from Daysail just like ours, you can reserve your kit for everything you need for the top and binding now. If you do, you&#39;ll even get the first few blocks before they are available. There&#39;s more info about that&#0160;<a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/snapshots-quilt-along-quilt-kit-preorder" target="_blank">here</a>. And lots of links for the quilt along <a href="http://fatquartershop.blogspot.com/p/snapshots-quilt-along.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</p>
<p>We really are so grateful for the opportunity we had to participate in all of this and help raise money for St. Jude&#39;s. The last year and a half my mom has been battling breast cancer, so this really hits close to home. She is feeling much more like herself now, and we feel so lucky to help give back after all the kindness and love that we&#39;ve been shown.&#0160;A <strong>big</strong> thank you to Kimberly and all of the Fat Quarter Shop crew for inviting us to come be a part of something so wonderful.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15829587671" title="IMG_9643 by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_9643" height="360" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5607/15829587671_dd104bf6ef.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>So, which block is your favorite? Will you be sewing along? If you are, make sure to use the hashtag #fqssnapshots so we can see your blocks as you make them. I can&#39;t wait to get started on mine.</p>Camille Roskelley2014-11-24T11:03:53-08:00Quilt Market and Scraps Inc.http://camilleroskelley.typepad.com/simplify/2014/11/quilt-market-and-scraps-inc.html
Lots to catch up on! First, Fall Quilt Market in Houston has come and gone. It was so wonderful to be there with my mom again (who is doing great!) and to catch up with old friends. We don’t get...<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15209017594" title="Bonnie and Camille booth by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Bonnie and Camille booth" height="315" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7581/15209017594_32f80fda67.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>Lots to catch up on!</p>
<p>First, Fall Quilt Market in Houston has come and gone. It was so wonderful to be there with my mom again (who is doing great!) and to catch up with old friends. We don’t get to see our quilt market friends nearly enough, so that is always such a treat. We showed Daysail in our booth, and it was so fun to see everyone excited about it. Most of the time we are just working alone in our sewing rooms in our pajamas, so it&#39;s quite different than normal day to day designing stuff. :-)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15643162369" title="Mom and me by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Mom and me" height="355" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7538/15643162369_e9e35445be.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>&#0160;<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15643829917" title="Bonnie and Camille booth by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Bonnie and Camille booth" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7470/15643829917_587805581d_z.jpg" width="424" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15644152380" title="Bonnie and Camille booth by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Bonnie and Camille booth" height="315" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5613/15644152380_d0538d4b40.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15209020714" title="Bonnie and Camille booth by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Bonnie and Camille booth" height="315" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7506/15209020714_5721e36ba0.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15830542772" title="My mom by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="My mom" height="640" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5609/15830542772_31ee8edd70_z.jpg" width="424" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">(Isn&#39;t this a cute picture of my mom while she&#39;s talking to a customer?)</span></p>
<p>I didn’t get nearly enough real photos, but did get a few pictures up on <a href="http://instagram.com/thimbleblossoms" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. One of the highlights of this Market was seeing <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1940655048/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1940655048&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=simplify04-20&amp;linkId=T62QGQBWJQQYXKJJ">Scraps Inc</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=simplify04-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1940655048" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />,&#0160;a brand new <a href="http://luckyspool.com/" target="_blank">Lucky Spool</a> collaboration I contributed to, in person. It is such a fabulous collection of scrappy quilts, and I’m not exaggerating when I say I want to make every single one! There are so many amazing quilts <em>and</em> designers in this book.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15643160029" title="scraps inc. by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="scraps inc." height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5614/15643160029_d4908b629d.jpg" width="413" /></a></p>
<p>Here’s mine, called Delightful.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15830535802" title="Delightful in Scraps Inc by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Delightful in Scraps Inc" height="315" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5608/15830535802_e550ee77a8.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15209014104" title="Delightful in Scraps Inc by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Delightful in Scraps Inc" height="315" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7509/15209014104_62390c3330.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>It&#39;s a really simple quilt that was made entirely from my scrap bin and one of my favorite backgrounds, the gray and white dot from Ruby. I used Moda Pez in navy for the binding, and some of Vanessa&#39;s Simply Color for the backing.&#0160;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15209550243" title="Delightful in Scraps Inc by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Delightful in Scraps Inc" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7472/15209550243_dc81e03080_z.jpg" width="424" /></a></p>
<p>I am kicking myself for not getting any good in progress photos (or photos before I sent it off), but this one was made during some late night sewing a while back, so they wouldn’t have been that great anyway. :-)&#0160;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15827099491" title="Delightful in Scraps Inc by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Delightful in Scraps Inc" height="640" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5612/15827099491_8a63ea0577_z.jpg" width="424" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://latimerlane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Abby</a> quilted it in the most perfect swirl, and I washed and dried to to make it extra wrinkly. Unfortunatly, traveling here and there left it even more wrinkly for these photos (sorry!), but nothing that another good wash and dry won’t fix.&#0160;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15643167279" title="Delightful in Scraps Inc by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Delightful in Scraps Inc" height="315" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5609/15643167279_e528267622.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>See?</p>
<p>I really enjoyed making this quilt, and enjoyed working with Susanne and the Lucky Spool team even more. They have made some really <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=lucky%20spool&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;sprefix=lucky%20spool%2Caps%2C223&amp;tag=simplify04-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;linkId=MXEKEHKG5VAQEPV6" target="_blank">beautiful books</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=simplify04-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />,&#0160;and I can’t wait to see what they come up with next. If you think you’d enjoy Scraps Inc (and I think you will!) they have a special right now <a href="http://www.tauntonstore.com/scraps-inc-vol-1-ls0006.html" target="_blank">directly from Lucky Spool</a> for 30% off using the code SCRAPS30.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15805334496" title="Lucky Spool booth by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Lucky Spool booth" height="630" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7545/15805334496_c3aae604d4_z.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>I have a few more things to write about, but they will have to wait for another day. It’s cold outside, my sewing room is nice and warm, everyone is ready for bed (after Elf is over),&#0160;and I have a quilt I’m working on just for fun. No deadline! Oh, and the Gilmore Girls. How have I not watched this before?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15643163639" title="Sewing room by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Sewing room" height="315" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5611/15643163639_d3840bd8ff.jpg" width="470" /></a>&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;&#0160;</p>
<p>Have a great day!</p>
<p>&#0160;</p>Camille Roskelley2014-11-19T19:51:17-08:00Norway- the place, the quilt, and the minihttp://camilleroskelley.typepad.com/simplify/2014/10/norway-the-place-the-quilt-and-the-mini.html
You have probably guessed by now that I’m back from Norway. :-) It was such an amazing trip and experience, and I met the most wonderful people! Since I have too many pictures to share, I’ll try to keep it...<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15587474556" title="Norway big and mini by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Norway big and mini" height="610" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3944/15587474556_7be9a95f45_z.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>You have probably guessed by now that I’m back from Norway. :-) It was such an amazing trip and experience, and I met the most wonderful people! Since I have too many pictures to share, I’ll try to keep it brief. And if you are just here for the quilts, make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom to see more of that quilt up there.&#0160;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15612507465" title="London by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="London" height="470" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5604/15612507465_7f4923fa7e.jpg" width="470" /></a>&#0160;</p>
<p>Jarom and I stopped in London for a few days of sightseeing on the way. It was our first time there, and we had the best time. I’m already dying to go back. There was too much to see, and not enough time!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15588835416" title="London by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="London" height="470" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5606/15588835416_072313b9be.jpg" width="470" /></a> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15425855719" title="Liberty by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Liberty" height="470" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3949/15425855719_f918a7dec3.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>After London headed home and I traveled on to Oslo for the Norwegian Quilt Festival. It was a huge event (The first like it in Norway!) that shop owners Kathrine, Asne and Siw planned, and they knocked it out of the park. There were classes, exhibits, and booths from shops all over Norway for shopping. I did a lot of shopping...</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15613354732" title="Norway quilts on display by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Norway quilts on display" height="470" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3944/15613354732_8fb6d0fc4e.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>Each day I taught a different class and had different students. It was so much fun meeting a whole new group of ladies every day! Here&#39;s Round and Round class on the first day:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/14991755544" title="Round &amp; Round by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Round &amp; Round" height="470" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3944/14991755544_65585dfeee.jpg" width="470" /></a>&#0160;<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/14992365333" title="Round &amp; Round by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Round &amp; Round" height="470" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3951/14992365333_84a792f1d4.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>Mini Quilts on the second day:</p>
<p>&#0160;<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15425864849" title="Minis class by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Minis class" height="470" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5610/15425864849_2bc0309a92.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">(The top one was a video on Instagram, which is why it is a little blury)</span></p>
<p>Starlight quilts on the third day:</p>
<p>&#0160;<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15425868989" title="Starlight class by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Starlight class" height="470" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5606/15425868989_5819bedc31.jpg" width="470" /></a>&#0160;</p>
<p>And Swoon quilts on the last day:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15612525255" title="Swoon class by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Swoon class" height="470" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3942/15612525255_a62c91f83c.jpg" width="470" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/14991768124" title="Swoon class- the blocks by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Swoon class- the blocks" height="470" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3949/14991768124_82bea19903.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>Oh, and trunk shows and other events at night. It was quite the crowd!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15426404568" title="Trunk show crowd by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Trunk show crowd" height="248" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3938/15426404568_2a03d096d0.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>All of the teachers were well taken care of and we even got some sightseeing in. Oslo is such a beautiful place, and it was extra special for me, since the Olaveson side of my family immigrated from there when my great grandpa was young. I&#39;ve always hoped I could visit someday, so it was such a treat to be able to experience Norway. I hope to return there as well with my little family.</p>
<p>&#0160;&#0160;<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15426409948" title="Oslo by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Oslo" height="470" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3954/15426409948_6679aa69d1.jpg" width="470" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15613364492" title="Teachers in Oslo by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Teachers in Oslo" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5616/15613364492_bedac372f5.jpg" width="422" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/14992359763" title="Norway by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Norway" height="470" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3956/14992359763_09f93f63aa.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>&#0160;The chocolate. Did I mention the chocolate?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15609834291" title="Norway treats by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Norway treats" height="470" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5614/15609834291_cf5bef56cb.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/14991773014" title="Harbor by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Harbor" height="500" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3941/14991773014_93ba447887.jpg" width="371" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15426939000" title="Me and Kathrine by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Me and Kathrine" height="470" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5600/15426939000_702d9f4c61.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>On the flight home, I couldn’t help myself, and had to draw up a quilt based on a beautiful rug I saw in the Norwegian Folk Museum. So, meet Norway!&#0160;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15613565572" title="Norway cover by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Norway cover" height="640" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3935/15613565572_248dfbc79b_z.jpg" width="414" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15587479666" title="Norway by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Norway" height="640" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3932/15587479666_e7512b99c0_z.jpg" width="424" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15425036218" title="Norway by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Norway" height="315" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3939/15425036218_7e03cc5d4a_z.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15425552040" title="Norway by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Norway" height="315" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3934/15425552040_584ac314a6_z.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://latimerlane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Abby</a> quilted it with a small cable pattern, and I love how the quilting is so simple, but beautiful. And it looks a little bit like a sweater, doesn&#39;t it? &#0160;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15424501259" title="Norway by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Norway" height="640" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3937/15424501259_d4bd8ab75d_z.jpg" width="424" /></a></p>
<p>Thanks Abby!&#0160; &#0160;</p>
<p>Oh, and of course, a Mini Norway too. :-)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/14992023754" title="Mini Norway by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Mini Norway" height="550" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3932/14992023754_60f44433bc_z.jpg" width="424" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15611151195" title="Mini Norway by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Mini Norway" height="315" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5615/15611151195_a8b08b772a_z.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>PDFs are available in <a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">the shop</a> now, and paper patterns have been ordered. They should arrive and ship sometime early next week.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15587482116" title="Mini Norway by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Mini Norway" height="315" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3955/15587482116_51b961216b_z.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>Both of them were such a delight to piece, and are so special to me, since they will always remind me of the time I spent in Norway.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15587476816" title="Norway by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Norway" height="640" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5606/15587476816_6b18148417_z.jpg" width="424" /></a></p>
<p>Next up? <a href="http://www.quilts.com/home/index.php" target="_blank">Quilt Market</a>! I’m leaving for Houston in the morning. Things never seem to slow down around here lately. If you want to keep up with Market (and everything else!) real time, make sure to check out my <a href="http://instagram.com/thimbleblossoms" target="_blank">Instagram</a>&#0160;(@thimbleblossoms) or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thimble.blossoms" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. While this blog will always be a space I can share the big stuff, it just isn’t practical to blog as often anymore. There are so many tools that are better suited for the day to day stuff now, and they are quick! &#0160;Plus, there is an amazing quilting community over there- we have such a great time. (By the way, did you know you can access Instagram&#0160;<a href="http://instagram.com/thimbleblossoms" target="_blank">online</a>, that you don’t have to have a smart phone to see it? <a href="http://instagram.com/thimbleblossoms" target="_blank">Here’s the link</a>, in case you want to follow along.)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15611148565" title="Norway by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Norway" height="315" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5601/15611148565_040b02f1ab_z.jpg" width="470" /></a>&#0160;</p>
<p>See you soon!&#0160;</p>
<p>&#0160;</p>Camille Roskelley2014-10-23T19:58:52-07:00A little Daysail sewinghttp://camilleroskelley.typepad.com/simplify/2014/09/a-little-daysail.html
Hello there! I'm writing today's post from the Norwegian Quilt Festival in Oslo and we are having such a great time here. Norway is so beautiful! More on that soon. I'm up late (please forgive the typos!) because I have...<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15071979321" title="daysail by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="daysail" height="640" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5556/15071979321_d6784ed217_z.jpg" width="424" /></a></p>
<p>Hello there! I&#39;m writing today&#39;s post from the <a href="http://www.norskquiltefestival.no/" target="_blank">Norwegian Quilt Festival</a> in Oslo and we are having such a great time here. Norway is so beautiful! More on that soon. &#0160;</p>
<p>I&#39;m up late (please forgive the typos!) because I have new patterns to show you, and need to announce the winners of the Moda Love giveaway from the last post. The winners are Terri from Wyoming who loved Ruby, and Trisch who loves Bliss and is planning a king size quilt. Ladies, email me when you get a minute and I&#39;ll get those out to you as soon as I get home. Thank you to everyone who joined in, and make sure you check out all the other designers links&#0160;<a href="http://blog.modafabrics.com/moda-love-blog-tour/" target="_blank">HERE</a> as well, to see if you&#39;ve won something pretty!&#0160;</p>
<p>Now, about those new Daysail patterns...&#0160;</p>
<p>I haven&#39;t had a lot of sewing time this summer since it has been particularly crazy, but I have a few patterns all ready to go, and I couldn&#39;t wait all the way until Market to show you! It was always so nice to fit a bit of sewing here and there (including an all nighter or two) in between all the other things we&#39;ve had going. I had about a million projects I wanted to make on my list. But when Daysail came, this one had to be first...</p>
<p><a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/product/mini-starlight-pdf-pattern-182" target="_blank">MINI Starlight</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15188187656" title="MINI Starlight cover by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="MINI Starlight cover" height="610" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3846/15188187656_ab149d6986_z.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>Yep, finally a mini version of <a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/product/starlight-pattern-163-pdf-pattern" target="_blank">Starlight</a>. I&#39;ve had this on my list for awhile, since the <a href="http://camilleroskelley.typepad.com/simplify/2013/10/a-little-bit-more-on-those-little-quilts.html" target="_blank">first mini Starlight</a> I made was just too small.&#0160;&#0160;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15024433789" title="MINI Starlight by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="MINI Starlight" height="710" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5562/15024433789_aebd164c59_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>This one is the perfect size, and is so much fun to make! It&#39;s made from a charm pack too, so its nice and scrappy. It&#39;s 12&quot; x 15&quot; finished.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15024644658" title="MINI Starlight by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="MINI Starlight" height="710" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3878/15024644658_73af4b72fe_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>If I <em>had</em> to choose, my favorite quilt this time would have to be this one:</p>
<p><a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/product/saltwater-pattern-179-pdf-pattern" target="_blank">Saltwater</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15210824262" title="Saltwater cover by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Saltwater cover" height="640" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5582/15210824262_846303240b_z.jpg" width="414" /></a></p>
<p>I wanted to come up with a block that had a <a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/product/swoon-pattern-142-pdf-pattern" target="_blank">Swoon</a> feel to it, but a totally different block and construction method. And this certainly does! I loved making this quilt, start to finish.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15024532540" title="COR_6044 by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="COR_6044" height="315" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3921/15024532540_80116d4de3.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15024645967" title="Saltwater by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Saltwater" height="710" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3894/15024645967_1a9eb63eb0_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>And maybe I took too many photos of it. ;-)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15024644577" title="Saltwater by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Saltwater" height="750" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3908/15024644577_8f359053c1_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://latimerlane.blogspot.no/" target="_blank">Abby</a> quilted this one, and I couldn&#39;t love it more. It is a little rainbow allover pattern, and it turned out so great! &#0160;Thank you Abby!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15208163601" title="Saltwater by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Saltwater" height="315" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3900/15208163601_5705a48647.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>Okay, last one...</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15024430489" title="Saltwater by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Saltwater" height="710" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3869/15024430489_e538ca94b5_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>It&#39;s made from fat quarters and half yards, and comes together so well. I want to make another one- scrappy from a bunch of our lines! The finished size is 78&quot; x 78.&quot;</p>
<p>Next up is <a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/product/night-sky-pattern-178-pdf-pattern" target="_blank">Night Sky</a>:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15024635938" title="Night Sky cover by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Night Sky cover" height="630" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3887/15024635938_45436a6140_z.jpg" width="414" /></a></p>
<p>This is a funny one to show you, because my Daysail version isn&#39;t finished yet. It&#39;s close, but is back at home so I can&#39;t even take any almost finished photos. I&#39;ll take some photos as soon as its all quilted and bound, I promise! This one is made from fat quarters, and is the perfect way to use up a bundle. I can&#39;t wait to show it to you!</p>
<p>And of course, <a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/product/mini-saltwater-pdf-pattern-180" target="_blank">Mini Saltwater</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15024531560" title="MINI Saltwater cover by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="MINI Saltwater cover" height="610" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3855/15024531560_9e6b267c28_z.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>I&#39;m sure you are super surprised there is a mini version. I can&#39;t help it! This little one (15&quot; x 15&quot;) is another one of my new favorites, and I can&#39;t wait to hang it on my wall of minis.&#0160;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15024536460" title="MINI Saltwater by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="MINI Saltwater" height="710" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3867/15024536460_8944f96f61_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>I also made a single block, just because I like having lots of different sizes up on the wall. Isn&#39;t it so cute and tiny?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15024435229" title="Mini Saltwater by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Mini Saltwater" height="710" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5556/15024435229_eabc66293a_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15188193846" title="MINI Saltwater by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="MINI Saltwater" height="710" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5563/15188193846_a1a5474fa6_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>If you haven&#39;t made a mini yet, start with this one. You&#39;ll be hooked after you make it, promise!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15024537240" title="MINI Saltwater by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="MINI Saltwater" height="720" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5586/15024537240_068c146d0b_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>Annnd&#0160;<a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/product/cheerio-pdf-pattern-181" target="_blank">Cheerio</a>:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15024651267" title="Cheerio cover by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Cheerio cover" height="640" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3897/15024651267_d5fa60ee41_z.jpg" width="414" /></a></p>
<p>I&#39;ve had more requests for a single pattern for this quilt than probably any other I&#39;ve made ever since it came out in <a href="http://camilleroskelley.typepad.com/simplify/2014/05/lots-of-things.html" target="_blank">Love Patchwork and Quilting</a> awhile back.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/14088182366" title="LPQ08 by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="LPQ08" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5029/14088182366_0a3f49bb9d.jpg" width="354" /></a></p>
<p>But that is getting pretty hard to track down, so I thought I&#39;d release a single pattern too. The cover has two versions in Daysail, one with a white background and one with a navy. I think I need to make the navy one now!&#0160;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/14111460615" title="Love Patchwork Cheerio by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Love Patchwork Cheerio" height="315" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7067/14111460615_fcc04ee67e.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/13924845198" title="Love Patchwork Cheerio by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Love Patchwork Cheerio" height="315" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2925/13924845198_0d3b8c242c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>I couldn&#39;t decide if I should release the mini version or not. Let me know if you want one, and I&#39;ll get to work on that. Oh, and <a href="http://latimerlane.blogspot.no/" target="_blank">Abby</a>&#0160;quilted this one too!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15188216216" title="Cheerio quilt by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Cheerio quilt" height="710" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3910/15188216216_89f83004e8_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>I actually have a few more things still in the works, including a mini that will come a little later as part of an Auriful thread kit. Here&#39;s a little peek at that project:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15210832342" title="Aurifil Daysail kit by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Aurifil Daysail kit" height="710" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5568/15210832342_9ed0c5bd28_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15024539050" title="MINI Dilly Dally by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="MINI Dilly Dally" height="710" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3902/15024539050_1555315ed1_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>Oh, and one more quilt in my head I&#39;m hoping (fingers crossed) to get finished up before Quilt Market. I&#39;ll be back with those and the Night Sky quilt soon. PDFs of Mini Starlight, Saltwater, Mini Saltwater, Cheerio and Nigh Sky are in <a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">the shop</a> now, and the paper patterns have been ordered and will be available to ship around September 20th.&#0160;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thimbleblossoms/15208164801" title="Minis by Camille Roskelley, on Flickr"><img alt="Minis" height="710" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3912/15208164801_3b2b6a7e0f_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></p>
<p>So, what do you think? Do you have a favorite? What do you think of Daysail so far?</p>Camille Roskelley2014-09-12T13:51:46-07:00